Ministerial statement on Thursday, 17 November 2022, in the House of Commons, led by Jeremy Hunt.

Autumn Statement

Statement on the Autumn Statement 2022.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 722 cc843-893
Session: 2022-23
Department: Treasury
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Universal Credit
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lindsay Hoyle | 722 c844 (Link to this contribution)
Before we come to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I point out that the British ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 cc844-851 (Link to this contribution)
In the face of unprecedented global headwinds, families, pensioners, businesses, teachers, nurses...; Lindsay Hoyle | 722 c850 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I want to get to the end of the autumn statement, like the rest of the people of this coun...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 cc850-6 (Link to this contribution)
Let us start with a difficult message for the party opposite: you cannot borrow your way to growt...; Lindsay Hoyle | 722 c852 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.
12.24 pm; Rachel Reeves | 722 cc852-861 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chancellor for his statement.
Here we are, the end of 2022. Three Prime Ministe...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c857 (Link to this contribution)
Today, we have announced tax rises and spending cuts of £55 billion. We can debate the reasons, b...; Lindsay Hoyle | 722 c857 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the Treasury Committee.; Harriett Baldwin | 722 c857 (Link to this contribution)
It is good to see the return of the forecast from the official Office for Budget Responsibility. ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c857 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome my hon. Friend to her chairmanship of the Select Committee; I know she will do a brilli...; Lindsay Hoyle | 722 c862 (Link to this contribution)
I call the SNP spokesperson, Alison Thewliss.; Alison Thewliss | 722 cc862-5 (Link to this contribution)
The current Chancellor comes here today as the seventh Chancellor in seven years, and a mere 55 d...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c865 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. She is complaining about economic instability damaging bu...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 722 c865 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome and commend my right hon. Friend’s and the Government’s commitment to sound money and s...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c865 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for the tremendous support she gave to science and innovation when s...; Meg Hillier | 722 c865 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor has unveiled large numbers —or numbers that seem large—but let us be clear: that £...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c865 (Link to this contribution)
I actually remember the Parliament from 2010 to 2015 because I was Health Secretary for quite a b...; Lindsay Hoyle | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Father of the House, Sir Peter Bottomley.; Peter Bottomley | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor will have noticed that Labour Members laughed when he talked about stability, grow...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend the Father of the House. He is right. What I have discovered in the short ...; Sarah Olney | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
This cost-of-chaos Budget will cause untold pain for everyone, with soaring mortgages, unfair tax...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
I think the hon. Lady must have written her speech before actually listening to what I said. She ...; Sajid Javid | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor rightly talked about the importance of global headwinds—we have seen two 100-year ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c866 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend—I always listen very carefully to what he says because of his enormo...; Stephen Timms | 722 c867 (Link to this contribution)
I am puzzled by the Chancellor’s position on his predecessor’s mini-Budget. He appeared to acknow...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c867 (Link to this contribution)
I will write to the right hon. Gentleman on the latter point. On the mini-Budget, let me be very ...; David Davis | 722 c867 (Link to this contribution)
This is one of the most difficult circumstances in memory in which an autumn statement has been d...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c867 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend always speaks wisely on these issues. I think that if we are going to go to ...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 722 c867 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor claimed in his statement that he was being fair and protecting the vulnerable. I t...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c868 (Link to this contribution)
I have enormous respect for the right hon. Lady, but I do not think that those comments really di...; Andrea Leadsom | 722 c868 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on walking a tightrope very carefully. I think he has made a ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c868 (Link to this contribution)
As ever, my right hon. Friend speaks very wisely. Today’s statement was long, and I did not have ...; 722 c868 (Link to this contribution); Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 722 c868 (Link to this contribution)
Goodness! Here is a surprise. I call Chris Bryant.; Chris Bryant | 722 cc868-9 (Link to this contribution)
That was a bit of a surprise, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not think that you carried the House the...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
The first part of what the hon. Member said is broadly correct. There will be a very big fall—[In...; Chris Bryant | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
Did I say that?; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. The hon. Member said it was at the doorstep of No. 10. I think that is to ignore the reality...; Philip Dunne | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the exceptionally skilful delivery and content of his stat...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend understands this extremely well, and he has done very good work with his Com...; Ben Lake | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor rightly acknowledged that inflationary pressure on the budgets of public services ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c869 (Link to this contribution)
Because of the way the Barnett consequentials work, this is a cash amount that the Welsh Governme...; Liam Fox | 722 c870 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on a balanced and skilful statement prioritising fiscal stabi...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c870 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to focus on this issue, because every 1% increase in int...; Rushanara Ali | 722 c870 (Link to this contribution)
The Governor of the Bank of England said yesterday to the Treasury Committee that the mini-Budget...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c870 (Link to this contribution)
I have been pretty straightforward about saying that there were mistakes in the mini-Budget, and ...; William Cash | 722 c870 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend argued for sound money and sound foundations. Would he be good enough to exp...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c870 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right that the increases in the budget for HS2 are disappointing, but a strong ...; John McDonnell | 722 c871 (Link to this contribution)
May I take the Chancellor back to the housing issue? Housing is often the canary in the mine when...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c871 (Link to this contribution)
I listen carefully to what the right hon. Gentleman says. Despite our political differences, I re...; Damian Green | 722 c871 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Chancellor on his statement. In particular, I welcome the fact that he listene...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c871 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is probably one of the most knowledgeable people in this House when it comes...; Lord Cryer | 722 c871 (Link to this contribution)
Two thirds of children living in poverty also live in working households. That is before the drop...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c871 (Link to this contribution)
I would hope it would be lower, but I point out that the needs of people in that situation have b...; Julian Lewis | 722 c872 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome what the Chancellor just said about his focus on mortgages and avoiding repossessions. ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c872 (Link to this contribution)
I would expect my right hon. Friend to look forensically at any comment that I make about defence...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 722 c872 (Link to this contribution)
The £650 million of Barnett consequentials announced for Northern Ireland will go some way to plu...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c872 (Link to this contribution)
First, on the opportunity to be the world’s next silicon valley, I want Northern Ireland to be a ...; Greg Clark | 722 c872 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Chancellor on his meticulous and positive statement, which will be very well r...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c872 (Link to this contribution)
There has been no stronger backer of science and research and development than my right hon. Frie...; George Howarth | 722 c873 (Link to this contribution)
Instead of shifting the cost on to local authorities and hard-pressed council tax payers, why did...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c873 (Link to this contribution)
We did not shift the burden of funding on to local authorities; it has always been a shared respo...; Theresa Villiers | 722 c873 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chancellor for the announcement on schools funding, which, as he knows, is something ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c873 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is an immensely experienced colleague. She is right to point out that there ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 722 c873 (Link to this contribution)
May I take the Chancellor back to the issues of housing, which other hon. Members have raised? Ra...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c873 (Link to this contribution)
These are very important issues. Obviously, the safety of properties in the private rented sector...; Steve Brine | 722 c874 (Link to this contribution)
People will note the trademark calm and decency of my right hon. Friend today in his credible aut...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c874 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome my hon. Friend to his role as Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. I know tha...; Clive Betts | 722 c874 (Link to this contribution)
To come back to social care, in the Chancellor’s previous role as Chair of the Health and Social ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c874 (Link to this contribution)
I have to say that I think local councils are welcoming today’s announcement because the biggest ...; Robin Walker | 722 c874 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome my right hon. Friend’s correct focus on putting education and skills at the heart of hi...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c875 (Link to this contribution)
Those are details—within the structures we have, we give schools a lot of autonomy as to how they...; Stephanie Peacock | 722 c875 (Link to this contribution)
Last year, the then Chancellor raised the universal credit work allowance for low-paid workers, d...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c875 (Link to this contribution)
What I can confirm is that people on universal credit will see an inflation uplift that will be w...; Iain Stewart | 722 c875 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Chancellor on making capital transport projects a central pillar of the future...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c875 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has campaigned hard for East West Rail and I am happy to confirm that, as a result...; Caroline Lucas | 722 c875 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor said that he would be honest about the challenges we face, so it is frankly extrao...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c876 (Link to this contribution)
I do not deny for one second that Brexit will be a change in our economic model, but whether we m...; Anthony Browne | 722 c876 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on this carefully crafted and balanced autumn ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c876 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely, because the NHS as it stands at the moment would fall over without the brilliant cont...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 722 c876 (Link to this contribution)
It is funny that the same Tories, who are today congratulating the Chancellor, 55 days ago lined ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c876 (Link to this contribution)
We do, and we are working on that. We will make sure it is paid as quickly as possible.; Darren Henry | 722 c876 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chancellor for his statement today. It is right, of course, that we focus on stabilis...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his question. The detailed decisions about what we do with respect to ...; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
After crashing the economy and inflicting on my Slough constituents and others higher mortgages, ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, the United States is raising taxes by $800 billion.; Alberto Costa | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
Chancellor, you have agreed to meet me and other Leicestershire colleagues to discuss the worryin...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
His autumn statement.; Alberto Costa | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
While I greatly welcome his autumn statement, will the Chancellor tell the House today—and, indee...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
I have talked to my hon. Friend on a number of occasions about the problems with Leicestershire C...; Jess Phillips | 722 c877 (Link to this contribution)
On the NHS point, will the Chancellor expand on whether the increase is in real terms? I spent 17...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c878 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member speaks incredibly powerfully, and I hear every word she says—[Interruption.] I he...; Andrew Jones | 722 c878 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement, and on the important points he has made abo...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c878 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend knows these issues extremely well, having been a Transport Minister. We need bette...; Naz Shah | 722 c878 (Link to this contribution)
Today, the Chancellor had an opportunity, which he has missed, like his predecessor—the one befor...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c878 (Link to this contribution)
What I would say to the hon. Lady is that she should think about what we have done for her consti...; John Penrose | 722 c878 (Link to this contribution)
Can I say how good it is to see the Chancellor channelling his inner Nigel Lawson by referencing ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c879 (Link to this contribution)
I always listen to my hon. Friend on matters such as supply-side reforms and, indeed, long-term c...; Wendy Chamberlain | 722 c879 (Link to this contribution)
The Federation of Small Businesses says that business confidence is at its lowest rate since the ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c879 (Link to this contribution)
We absolutely want to think about care homes and small businesses in the hon. Lady’s constituency...; Virginia Crosbie | 722 c879 (Link to this contribution)
This Government’s commitment to Sizewell C and large-scale nuclear is welcome, and it was noted t...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c879 (Link to this contribution)
There is no more formidable advocate for big nuclear investment on Ynys Môn than my hon. Friend. ...; Helen Hayes | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
For the first time in decades women are leaving the workforce, largely to take up caring responsi...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
I am very aware of the pressures and issues of childcare. The £4.7 billion increase in the social...; Richard Drax | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
I have huge sympathy for my right hon. Friend. We are facing severe financial challenges for the ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to make the case for a lightly taxed dynamic economy, and I would like to...; Lord McCabe | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
As we have seen, the Tory party might learn more from its mistakes if it wasn’t so busy denying t...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
I confirm that what the hon. Gentleman said is wrong. The plans I announced today show that we ar...; Peter Aldous | 722 c880 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement. I welcome the protection that he has announ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is a formidable advocate for Lowestoft and the Lowestoft port investment zone. The...; Kenny MacAskill | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor rightly spoke a lot about compassion. In that regard, will he write to Ofgem and d...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
I reassure the hon. Gentleman that the business support for companies this winter is happening. T...; Rehman Chishti | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chancellor for the announcements on the national health service, and he said that we ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend was an extraordinary advocate for Medway Hospital when I was Health Secretary. Tha...; Rebecca Long Bailey | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
The statement proposes council tax increases to top up social care funding, but the Chancellor mu...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c881 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is right to raise those concerns. Flexibility on council tax is only part of the wa...; Robbie Moore | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
Last week I met residents of Moor Help in Long Lee, attended a coffee morning to speak with const...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely confirm that, and it was the right thing to do. We are also giving lots of other hel...; Amy Callaghan | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
The first round of austerity contributed to more than 300,000 excess deaths. The Government have ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
It is lovely to see the hon. Member back in the House. We are doing everything that we can to hel...; Philip Hollobone | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
When the Chancellor was Health Secretary, he kindly visited Kettering General Hospital, which is ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
It is not possible to be Health Secretary without visiting Kettering hospital and my hon. Friend ...; Judith Cummins | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
For absolute clarity, is the Chancellor confirming today that Transport for the North’s preferred...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c882 (Link to this contribution)
I am confirming that core Northern Powerhouse Rail will go ahead and that we are protecting our c...; Mark Pawsey | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
My constituents in Rugby and Bulkington will not enjoy the tough decisions that the Chancellor ha...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to do that. My hon. Friend is quite right to raise those issues. We are doing a lot of...; Nia Griffith | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor mentioned innovation, and a modern steel industry is vital to our future prosperit...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
I will happily look into that issue and write to the hon. Member. She will know that one of the g...; Laura Farris | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
Nothing corrodes living standards like runaway inflation, so I congratulate my right hon. Friend ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
That is a good question. I will happily write back to my hon. Friend with what we are doing and w...; Lloyd Russell-Moyle | 722 c883 (Link to this contribution)
This is a Budget of austerity 2.0, is it not? Of course, different decisions could have been made...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c884 (Link to this contribution)
As I have explained, we increased local housing allowance at the start of the pandemic—significan...; James Wild | 722 c884 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the commitment in my right hon. Friend’s statement to the new hospital building program...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c884 (Link to this contribution)
I have visited the QEH and absolutely understand the concerns that my hon. Friend is talking abou...; Brendan O'Hara | 722 c884 (Link to this contribution)
My rural, economically fragile constituency has been battered by a Brexit that we did not vote fo...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c884 (Link to this contribution)
I have had wonderful holidays in the hon. Member’s constituency and can attest to the high levels...; Greg Smith | 722 c884 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend when he talks about the inflationary pressures comin...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c885 (Link to this contribution)
I assure my hon. Friend that I will absolutely do that. We have a little time, and I know that fu...; Diana Johnson | 722 c885 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister said he was going to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. With the Chance...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c885 (Link to this contribution)
As the hon. Lady knows, the economy has been growing faster than France, Germany, Italy and Japan...; Simon Baynes | 722 c885 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Chancellor on his skilful and compassionate autumn statement. I welcome the ad...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c885 (Link to this contribution)
That is absolutely what we want to do, and that is why today we are announcing that the energy pr...; Ian Mearns | 722 c885 (Link to this contribution)
In his statement, the Chancellor said that because of difficult decisions in 2010, the Government...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c886 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say how important the levelling up programme is. The ec...; Anna Firth | 722 c886 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Chancellor on how skilfully he has handled the toughest budget for 40 years, a...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c886 (Link to this contribution)
I can. My hon. Friend advocates formidably for pensioners and other constituents in Southend. The...; Munira Wilson | 722 c886 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor rightly claimed that education is not just an economic mission but a moral mission...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c886 (Link to this contribution)
Where the hon. Lady and I agree is on the importance of education, and the importance of supporti...; Paul Holmes | 722 c886 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Chancellor on bringing forward an autumn statement that focuses on the long-te...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
I am very happy to confirm both those points. I have park homes in my own constituency.; Baroness Keeley | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
From his time as Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, which we are hearing about plenty...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Baroness Keeley | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
He is nodding. He himself said, during the Committee’s inquiry into this issue, that the level of...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady and I have talked about these issues many times and may I just say, across the poli...; Baroness Maclean of Redditch | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with which I know my right hon. Friend is very fami...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
Cancer patients in Redditch will have heard loud and clear that they have a formidable advocate i...; Chris Stephens | 722 c887 (Link to this contribution)
Can I ask the Chancellor about his policy on public sector pay, because not much was said about t...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c888 (Link to this contribution)
What I can tell the hon. Gentleman is that families in the UK, including families in Scotland and...; Rob Butler | 722 c888 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor has rightly reminded us that the economic challenges we face are driven primarily ...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c888 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his advocacy for Aylesbury. My basic view is that we should give as mu...; Mick Whitley | 722 c888 (Link to this contribution)
Local authorities all over the country are at breaking point, with Conservative- run Kent and Ham...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c888 (Link to this contribution)
Local authorities have requested this package, particularly the two-year delay in the Dilnot refo...; Richard Graham | 722 c888 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Chancellor’s commitment today to the triple lock, public services in general and he...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is a brilliant MP for Gloucester. I do not want to pre-empt what the independently...; Stephen Flynn | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
Is it higher mortgage rates, higher energy bills, higher food bills, higher fuel bills, public se...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
What represents the strength of the Union is £4 billion being spent to build the new frigates in ...; Rachael Maskell | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
The scale of wage restraint resulting from today’s autumn statement will accelerate York’s housin...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady makes an important point. I am in constant discussion with the Secretary of State f...; Wera Hobhouse | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
The Chancellor’s statement is forcing everybody to pay the price for the puncturing of the econom...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
The renewable energy companies and people in the traditional energy sector are paying a windfall ...; Paula Barker | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Chancellor confirm how the living standards of UK households have been forecast to chang...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c889 (Link to this contribution)
A fall in household incomes because of the international headwinds will be extremely challenging,...; Kirsten Oswald | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
People watching the Chancellor’s statement will be very vexed by the fact that he seems to be pre...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
My political choices are focused on helping Scottish schools and Scottish hospitals, with £1.5 bi...; Ellie Reeves | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
A constituent who is an A&E doctor told me about an elderly lady who was admitted to hospital fro...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
I do not accept that for one second, because these are terrible tragedies on which we have acted ...; Helen Morgan | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
I recently did a 12-hour shift with west midlands ambulance service. Every paramedic I spoke to t...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
It feels as though the hon. Lady might have written that question before she heard the statement ...; Janet Daby | 722 c890 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Chancellor not have a responsibility to set out all major tax cuts? He seems to have sli...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
We are reducing the bank surcharge because we are increasing corporation tax from 19% to 25%, so ...; Patrick Grady | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
Where in the Chancellor’s statement is support for low-paid freelance and self-employed people, p...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
We have announced a lot of measures to help people on low incomes. Anyone in receipt of means- te...; Zarah Sultana | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
Four million children live in poverty in our country: that is one in three kids. Today the Chance...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
It was a tough choice to increase taxes by £25 billion, largely for the well-off, so that we coul...; Peter Grant | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
Far the best way to take people out of poverty is to pay them a decent wage so that they never ge...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c891 (Link to this contribution)
We may have political disagreements on the Union, but I hope the hon. Gentleman will welcome the ...; Rachel Hopkins | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Today, in re...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
We always keep our funding formula under review, but I am absolutely certain that the person whom...; Richard Foord | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
Thanks to recent Conservative chaos, people are now facing both higher taxes and underfunded loca...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman may have heard me say that we are going to have an independently verified long...; Kim Johnson | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
Poverty is a political choice, and the Chancellor had the opportunity to take millions of childre...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
This year we have supported the poorest families with £1,200 to deal with an exceptional increase...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 722 c892 (Link to this contribution)
And the prize for patience and perseverance goes—as so often—to Margaret Ferrier.; Margaret Ferrier | 722 c893 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chancellor for his statement, and for remaining in the Chamber to answer all the Memb...; Jeremy Hunt | 722 c893 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her patience in waiting all this time to ask her question. The issues t...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 722 c893 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chancellor for his statement, and I thank everyone who, for three hours and five minu...
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